New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-19
THE BROOKLYN LNTEsTIG ATIoX
COMFY ISLAND. ELECTRIC LIGHTS, ELEVATED
ROADS. ETC. CONSIDERED.

COMFY ISLAND,
ROADS ETC. Considered.
The Bacon Committee. at IT. meeting In Brooklyn yes
,criay inquired regard Coney Island matters pool
selling indictments electric light affairs and elevated
railroad companies W. o. Mcdowell. former president of
the New YORK and Sea Beach Railroad Company. told
how John T. McKane forced the company TO pay him
claim OF 900 against the corporation (Which after
ward rcorganze In order to his consent to get
some property II town SALE foreclosure OF the FIRST
mortgage bonds had wiped out the old stockholders.
McKane had held $1,000 OF the stock. When the
company wanted deed Of the property had bid ill., the
witness 10 McKane who said he had Lost $1,000 by
the old company aud he wanted the matter settled II
was deemed best 10 pay the money, although there was
no legal Obligation and for the amount given.
Mr. Mcdowell also said he had bid SlS2iO0 for the part
OF the common lands Coney Island known rs Nor
tons Point The next bid that OF william Lcgcr for
Sls2,00O A day then granted for additional bids,
but the witness had notice, and zeger made new
bid Of 1888 and got the property, which contained
lGO acres and was the most valuable beach In the
country lie made protest against Mr. Zieglcrs bid,
but nothing fit A. r. Man, treasurer Of the Now
York and Sea Beach Company. corroborated Mr.. Nc
Dowol about the notes for So 900 given to McKane.
James ~ Mills clerk In the District Attorneys office,
testified In regard 10 the appearance OF fifteen indicted
gaInblers AT tie Office Juno 80, 1884 TO give bail He
did know how they got information OF the warrants
issued for Them except from their lawyer. when the
witness went ~ the raceacks with the bench warrants
no only told the persons wanted to appear Tho
had no orders to seize 1t.
j. G. Reilly, superintendent OF the New-York and New.
Jersey Telephone Company said the company had about
$500 poles in Brooklyn, OF which 900 belonged TO inc
city On the poles were Western Union american DIS
city wires only firth OF those OF the telephone
company. His company had an agreement with the
Fire Department the city poles, and nothing was
paid for their use as the company put up the poles ior
Charles Cooper, the president OF the Citizens Electric
Light Company was recalled and presented list OF inc
nanes Including i've lawyers fifteen merchants three
electricians, three wholesale grocers nine IN banking
crs two farmers presidents and cashiers OF Book
Ign banks presidents OF Brooklyn railroads ten i-
men aud agents lie testified that there were 1000
miles of telephone wire, 5000 miles OF fire wire, and
| forty miles OF electric light wire In the city,
Colonel J. n Partridge, who Fire Commissioner
under Mayor Low. made statement in regard to the
peferrSa ths matter to Chief NeSns He was opposed to
stringng Of electric light wires He had carried out
poles put safe condition In all parts OF the city and
phone company to allow Il tho use OF so much Of new
poles the city did not require in return for putting
sHce e Parse Fire M said
sp 2neh the Unted states Electric Light Com
pany, gave some evidence in regard to the profits OF
The list OF the men vouchng for persons who passed
the Civil Service examinations, presented by A. T..
waradt, showed that under Mayor Low one youched
Register Martha vouehed for thirty four, Commissioner
OF Jurors Furey for nineteen, exCounty Clerk Dclmar
for twelve. Alderman McCarty for eleven Under sheriff
Mclaughlin for ten. Patrick Hayes for ten NJ. j. Cum
mngs for ten Deputy Register Barre for nne and lesser
Democratic lights for smaller numbers.
Uhlman, president OF the. Brooklyn Elevated Rail
road Company told about his connection with that
corporation since 1879 and with the Union Elevated
Company The latter company had 81 100000 OF which
per cent had been paid IN. Tho company had paid
out most OF It. The Mayors Commission 10 lay out
cost $4,000 ~ 900. Supreme Court Commission TO
In lien OF the consent OF property cost
much. halfmlc OF foundations had been built at u
cost OF from $4,000 20 $4,000 and two spans costing
from 900 to $4,000 had been put up SO stock had
yet been issued The witness Instructed to present
the papers and books OF tho company On Friday, when
the committee viii meet again.